Elina Svitolina vs Svetlana KuznetsovaWuhan Round of 16

Wuhan · WTA · Round of 16
#8WTA
2070ELO
1997Hard ELO
$3.4MYTD
$30MCAREER
31 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 September 2019
hard
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Svitolina E.
6-4 6-2
Kuznetsova S.
Svitolina E.
662
Kuznetsova S.
420

Elina Svitolina defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4 6-2 in the Wuhan round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elina Svitolina came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 32. Elina Svitolina extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

32
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-03-07DubaiR32hardSvetlana Kuznetsova2-6 6-4 6-1
2020-09-14RomeR16clayElina Svitolina7-6(6) 6-4
2018-08-13CincinnatiR32hardElina Svitolina7-6(1) 4-6 6-4
2016-10-17MoscowSFhardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-1 6-7(2) 6-4
2014-01-13Australian OpenR128hardElina Svitolina6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Svitolina E.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Kuznetsova S.

Kuznetsova S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Svitolina E.

Serve advantage — Svitolina E.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Svitolina E.Kuznetsova S.
48
Serve
57
Return

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
58%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.4
2.6
Double faults / match·Even
2.9
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 56). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
90
79
Break points saved·Clear edge
93
81
Break points won·Slight edge
99
89
Deciding sets·Clear edge
99
85
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
92
82

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
98

Svitolina E.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
28°CClear
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 38%

Draw